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Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Arthropod bites: malaria ... toxoplasmosis • Blood ... : < 7 days: malaria ... 7-21 days: malaria ... > 21 days: malaria
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Malaria - Plasmodium ... Mosquito takes a blood ... schizont 5) Human Blood ... Mosquito takes a blood ... Ruptured oocyst #Malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... ~75% of human malaria ... P.f. but rare in blood ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood ... falciparum but rare in blood ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
and crenated red blood ... cells) - Blood ... Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... ring-stage) in a thin blood ... clinical #microscopy #malaria
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood Smear

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#Plasmodium #Ovale #povale #Blood #Smear #microscopy #clinical #microbiology #malaria #parasite
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood ... Ovale #povale #Blood ... #microbiology #malaria
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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• Peripheral blood ... Malaria, Clostridium
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Infections/toxins: Malaria ... - Peripheral Blood
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
→ Risk of malaria ... - Mosquito → Malaria ... Blood transfusion
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
PlasmodiumVivax #pvivax #malaria ... peripheral #smear #blood